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I finally got the pad, and it works without any configuration in Linux (Ubuntu 8.04, didn't test elsewhere). Just plug it in USB, press the central round Playstation button in the middle to start the pad, and you can use it (tried with Trackmania and nullDC both in wine).

Linux games have more problems (tested Frozen Bubble), but they also have more problems with pads in general - one needs to manually edit the configuration files for the game, because the in game configuration reports to or more key presses when you press one button on the pad (i.e. when you press up on the pad, it's going to assign the input for another direction too). I think it's an Ubuntu problem that appeared in Gutsy, it wasn't there before.

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I have a PS3 and several sixaxis controllers, im using them to play emulators like N64, PSX etc on my computers, using a USB cable but also using bluetooth in linux. It works perfect. The issue you're having with the button assignment has to do with the joystick driver. Its the sixaxis gyro features reporting movements. It doesnt work in the joystick driver, so it just reports weird values at irregular intervals.

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I finally got the pad, and it works without any configuration in Linux (Ubuntu 8.04, didn't test elsewhere). Just plug it in USB, press the central round Playstation button in the middle to start the pad, and you can use it (tried with Trackmania and nullDC both in wine).

Seeing as the non-dual shock version is hard to come by I was wondering if you (or anybody else?) have tried the DS3 with Bluetooth? Bluetooth functionality really is the deal breaker for me.